The Interests of Justice as an Object of Criminal Law Protection in a Crime Provided for in Article 305 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
Romanenko N.V. The interests of justice as an object of criminal law protection in a crime provided for in Article 305 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Penitentiary Science, 2025, vol. 19, no. 2 (70), pp. 144–156. doi 10.46741/2686-9764.2025.70.2.004.
Cтатья посвящена анализу отдельных вопросов теории и практики применения ст. 305 УК РФ. Цель: на основе обобщения теоретических положений уголовно-процессуальной науки и практики уголовного преследования судей за вынесение заведомо неправосудных судебных актов показать проблемные моменты, влияющие на эффективность защиты интересов правосудия при раскрытии и расследовании данной категории преступлений. Методы: теоретические методы формальной и диалектической логики, исторический, сравнительно-правовой, эмпирические методы описания, интерпретации; частнонаучные методы: юридико-догматический и метод толкования правовых норм. Результаты: анализ исследованного материала показал, что уголовно-правовые средства и процессуальные механизмы защиты интересов правосудия нуждаются в совершенствовании. Выводы: для повышения защиты интересов правосудия при рассмотрении дел о преступлениях, предусмотренных ст. 305 УК РФ, требуются ограничение диспозитивного начала в уголовном преследовании судьи; дополнительное исследование вопросов о стадиях совершения данного преступления и возможности уголовного преследования за неоконченное преступление; выявление его элементов и установление его совокупности с другими должностными преступными деяниями представителей судебной власти; предоставление судейскому сообществу и другим уполномоченным лицам возможности участия в уголовных делах данной категории с целью защиты интересов Российской Федерации.
Keywords: Unlawful judicial act, deliberate unlawfulness, criminal liability of a judge, criminal prosecution of a judge, Article 305 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, interests of justice, crimes against justice.
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